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Gulf States Are Next at Risk for Zika Outbreak, NIH Official Says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), warned that Gulf Coast states are the most susceptible to a new Zika outbreak.
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Dr. Donald A. Henderson, Who Helped End Smallpox, Dies at 87 Whose Lives Should Be Saved? To Help Shape Policy, Researchers in Maryland Ask the Public · Bay Area Start-Ups Find Low-Cost Outposts in Arizona · California Crime Initiative Leads to Lowest Arrest Rate in State's History · Dr.
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Zika Could Spread Beyond Florida, Health Official Warns One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S.
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Family Trumps Friends in Extending Seniors' Lives SUNDAY, Aug. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Among older folks, close family relationships appear more important than dear friends in extending life, a new study finds.
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DA Henderson helped eradicate smallpox. He also used to keep it in his fridge. I had called the legendary disease detective for a quick quote. It was July 2014, and a government scientist cleaning out a laboratory storage room at the National Institutes of Health's Bethesda campus had stumbled across decades-old vials of smallpox.
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Family trumps friends in extending seniors' lives SUNDAY, Aug. 21, 2016 -- Among older folks, close family relationships appear more important than dear friends in extending life, a new study finds.
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Doctors remove 40 knives from man's stomach NEW DELHI (CNN) —A man in India spent two months swallowing knives and had 40 of them surgically removed from his stomach, according to the doctor who led the operation.
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NIH official: Gulf Coast states most vulnerable to Zika virus MIAMI - A National Institutes of Health official said Sunday that the Zika virus could "hang around" the United States for a year or two.
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Haiti - Cholera : The Untouchable UN, recognizes its moral responsibility... Friday, in a statement by the spokesman of Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the UN affirms the moral responsibility of the United Nations to help Haiti recover from the cholera epidemic.
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UN link to Haiti cholera epidemic adds to mistrust, Haitian-Montrealer says A Haitian-Montrealer says trust in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti has taken another blow after researchers traced the cholera outbreak to a UN base.
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12-year-old boy runs Donald Trump campaign office The Donald Trump campaign office in Jefferson County, Colorado, has a fresh face, 12-year-old Weston Imer. Tweet · Pin It. Advertising.
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Consumers Advised To Not Eat Rock Crabs, Bivalve Shellfish Caught Along Monterey Bay, Peninsula Dangerous levels of toxin domoic acid found in rock crabs, oysters, clams, mussels and scallops, CA Department of Health said. By Norcal Patch (Patch Staff) - August 21, 2016 10:14 pm ET.
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Instagram Filters Can Show Depression, New Machine Computes Social media is indeed a multi-purpose tool, as it now serves one more important function: diagnosing depression and other mental illnesses.
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Another epidemic: Yellow fever in Africa and Asia Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo are suffering a devastating yellow fever epidemic that has claimed the lives of more than 400 people and has sickened thousands.
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Why Did Mylan Hike EpiPen Prices 400%? Because They Could [UPDATED] Mylan pharmaceutical company has a virtual monopoly on EpiPens after a voluntary recall felled their only competitor*, Sanofi's Auvi-Q, over possible dosage miscalibrations.
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Happy Meals with fitness trackers raised eyebrows before recall McDonald's plan to get kids active by providing them with fitness trackers ended almost as quickly as it started. The fast food company replaced the toys in its Happy Meals with pedometers, but soon scrapped the devices after "limited" reports surfaced ...
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Zika Virus Spread Renews Focus on Abortion Debate MIAMI—For the dozen or so pregnant women infected with the Zika virus in the care of Christine Curry, an obstetrician and gynecologist here, the joy of pregnancy has become a wrenching exercise in risk evaluation.
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Why we scoff when McDonald's hands out fitness trackers McDonald's offer of fitness trackers with its Happy Meals prompted some customers to call attention to the apparent hypocrisy of McDonald's encouraging children to exercise while serving high-fat foods.
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Depressed? Your Insta pics can tell People who post greyer or darker-coloured pictures on Instagram are more likely to be depressed than those who upload images with vibrant hues.
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Now identify depression by a person's Instagram posts BOSTON: People who post greyer or darker coloured pictures on Instagram are more likely to be depressed compared to those who upload images with vibrant hues, scientists say.
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DA Henderson, 'disease detective' who eradicated smallpox, dies at 87 Donald "D.A." Henderson, an American epidemiologist who led the international war on smallpox that resulted in its eradication in 1980, the only such vanquishment in history of a human disease and an achievement that was credited with saving tens of ...
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Texas sees 'unusual' spike in pregnancy-related deaths, study finds In 2012, 148 women in Texas died from pregnancy-related complications, including excessive bleeding, obesity-related heart problems and infection.
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Gallstones May Risk Heart Disease Development: Study In a new study it is found those who have suffered gallstones may risk developing heart disease slightly. Gallstones May Risk Heart Disease Development- Study.
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Gallstone Disease Could Boost Heart Disease risk by 23 Percent Female patient and doctor A recent study found that gallstone disease may raise the risk of being diagnosed with a heart condition in the long term by 23 percent.
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West Nile confirmed in Colusa County The first human West Nile virus case of the year was recently confirmed in Colusa County, and the patient is reportedly experiencing the worst symptoms of the disease.
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After statewide hepatitis scare, owners of local Tropical Smoothie Cafe speak After the Va. Dept. of Health said a cluster of hepatitis-A cases could have a connection to some smoothies from Tropical Smoothie Cafe restaurants in Virginia, a couple that owns such stores in Harrisonburg and Staunton took to Facebook to explain ...
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe linked to hepatitis A outbreak The Tropical Smoothie Cafe located in University Crossroads on Aug. 20. Restaurants across Virginia have been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak.
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West Nile Virus in Westchester: How to Protect Yourself in White Plains WHITE PLAINS, NY - This season's first batch of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus has been confirmed by the Westchester County Department of Health.
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Adult brain cells might be as vulnerable to Zika as fetal cells A study in mice published Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell revealed that the Zika virus could cause brain damage in adults. Cells that are vital for learning and memory might be just as vulnerable to the mosquito-spread virus as fetal cells ...
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This Machine Uses Your Instagram Photos To Diagnose Depression, Other Mental Illness Researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that can identify depression by analyzing Instagram photos. The system can be used for early and effective depression diagnosis.
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It's Dangerous to Swim or Sleep While Wearing Contact Lenses, CDC Says | The Weather Channel People who swim or sleep in contact lenses have an increased risk of contracting corneal infections, CDC says. The CDC recommends that people avoid having contact lenses come into contact with tap, distilled or recreational water.
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Zika may damage brain cells in adults, say scientists GLEESON... based on our findings, getting infected with Zika as an adult may not be as innocuous as people think. WASHINGTON, DC, United States (Xinhua) - The Zika virus is known to cause microcephaly and other brain abnormalities in developing ...
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Texas sees 'unusual' spike in pregnancy-related deaths, study finds Texas has seen an "unusual," dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy-related causes in the past five years, according to a new study.
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